April 8, 2011
The Human Rights Council’s recommendations are not mandatory, but the Security Council’s are, and Tehran would face serious consequences if it ignored them.
January 28, 2011
Supreme Leader finds himself with a president who disregards his views and does not follow his advice – both of which would be unpardonable offences coming from anyone else.
October 13, 2010
Derakhshan had hoped to return Iran safely, but hardliners arrested him and made him centrepiece of “coup plot” case.
September 17, 2010
It was President Ahmadinejad's intelligence service that held Shourd’s for 14 months.
September 4, 2010
The downfall of Mortazavi has less to do with justice than with the internecine strife between rival political factions.
June 9, 2010
Abolghasem Salavat, dubbed “Judge of Death”, and two colleagues have presided over most political trials since last year’s unrest.
April 29, 2010
Accusations of corruption against Iranian first vice president Mohammad Reza Rahimi have gathered unprecedented backing in parliament.
February 26, 2010
Denying rights abuses could prove costly for Tehran, both economically and politically.
February 16, 2010
Hardline Iranian judiciary likely to execute more dissidents.
January 25, 2010
Targeted sanctions likely to pose serious problems for the Tehran regime, but it remains defiant.
